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Methods and Madness

Sometimes I paint fast and loose

Other times quite controlled

The subject decides the method

But each work has the same goal:

A painting that is successful

And beautiful to behold!

BB


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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

MartinMylin Homestead Watercolors by Bertie Brown

MartinMylin Homestead

original watercolor home portrait:10" x 14"

politics

ads, scams and tricks

even charities will be nixed

other than that

posting pix

of life and int’rests

and hum’rous

and wondrous

and artsy cool stuff

will always be read

and we can again

like this blogging trend

BB'21


 

Friday, December 24, 2021

ReJoice Watercolors by Bertie Brown

ReJoice

original watercolor musical retreat: 9" x 12"

What Ho!

2000  twenty-one

is almost all done

and we peeps it seems 

are still pressing on

tho’ normal it’s not

we've certainly got

the Right Stuff to thrive

'cause we're still alive!

with masks by the score

and vaxxed till we're sore

we're pushing the plague

back to it's cave

and tho it's not licked

and some are still sick

we plan to endure

till vict'ry is sure

BB'21


 

Sunday, December 19, 2021

Pastoring Thru Watercolors by Bertie Brown

 Pastoring Thru

original watercolor portrait: 8" x 10"

May your Christmas Bells

be shiny and bright

with melodies light

and harmonies tight

May each Christmas gift

remind you of this

The Babe in the stall

Is The Lord of us all...

BB'21


 

MaddyMae Watercolors by Bertie Brown

MaddyMae

original watercolor portrait: 9" x 12"

just keep tryin’, you say

so that’s what I do

not cease and desist

that’s never the way...

to break through the fray

you gotta hang tough

and paint every day

talent’s just not enough 

BB'21

 

Monday, December 13, 2021

DisPeared Watercolors by Bertie Brown


DisPeared 

original watercolor still life w/peaars: 9" x 12"


i'm lookin' around

and here's what i’ve found

the fact is this

i’ve made a list

of works i love

that did not miss

the mark i set

for sure success

and though i know

bragadocio

is not allowed

i’ll not be cowed

i’ve got a LOT

that hit the spot

that’s great, you say

but not so, hey

it’s hard to paint

more-better-best

‘cause that’s a test

that makes me sweat

BB'21


 

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

PrePeared Watercolors by Bertie Brown

PrePeared

original watercolor still life w/pears: 10" x 14"

Sophie Says

what ho

I really want to know

who’s lying in that manger bed

with a stable roof o’er His head

and why are there reindeer 

flying in the night sky

with a guy in a sleigh 

following close behind

And

there’s a tree in our house

with packages strewn about

that I’m not s’posed to touch

and there seems to be such

a decorating fuss

it’s confusing, you know

for a little kid so

I’ll just ask BB

I’m hoping that she

can explain it to me!

BB






 

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

ImPeared Watercolors by Bertie Brown

ImPeared

original watercolor still life w/pears, bottles: 9" x 12"

C'mon Man

so we followed the rulz

like good boys ’n gulz

doubled our masks

and dosed up on vaxx

degermed to compulsion

followed science to exhaustion

and still those cooties

causing covid19

are ruling our days

and all of our ways

we’re barely allowed

to gather in crowds

those holiday feasts

have nearly deceased

and now we’ve been warned

our Christmas should be scorned

no celebratin' on earth

of our dear Saviour's birth....